had topped
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past perfectof top.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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And later that day came an unwelcome milestone: Gross U.S. debt had topped $40 trillion for the first time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Soon after its launch, Kimi K3 had topped a leaderboard for AI coding run by a platform called Arena created by UC Berkeley researchers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Brent crude futures had topped $125 a barrel last Thursday, nearly a four-year high, but also closed lower on the month.
From MarketWatch ● May 4, 2026
Discovery switched gears, announcing that Paramount Skydance’s revised bid had topped the one on the table from Netflix.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
Karl had topped his outfit with his outback hat, the same one he’d used to cover Sasha the day Sasha was burned.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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